Xinyang, Henan Province, China

🇨🇳 Xinyang is a prefecture-level city in south-eastern Henan province, People's Republic of China, the southernmost administrative division in the province. The built-up area is made of two urban districts, Pingqiao and Shihe.

Geography The prefecture-level city of Xinyang has a total land area of 18,819 square km (7,266 sq mi). The city is located in the southernmost part of Henan Province on the south bank of the Huai River and in the middle of the Dabie Mountains area. It borders the cities Zhumadian to the north and Nanyang to the north-west, and the provinces of Anhui and Hubei to the east and south respectively. The region where Xinyang is located is considered a subtropical area and the Dabie mountainous terrain is mainly to the north, south, and east of the city.

Administration The Xinyang City is divided into two districts and eight counties.

Culture Xinyang Tea Culture Festival is held during April, 28th and 30th every year. The 25,000-capacity Xinyang Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000, is located in the city. It is used mostly for association football and sometimes for athletics.

The Jingju Temple in Guangshan county was the source of the first Chinese section of Buddism "Tiantai school" as early as the fifth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (554 A.D.), since the saint monk Huisi came to the Jingju Temple. Emperor Shenzong of Song bestowed the "Emperor entitled Brahma Temple" still conserved in the temple.

Transport • Highway system; ◦ China National Highway 312; ◦ China National Highway 107; ◦ G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway; ◦ G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway; ◦ G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway • Railway system; ◦ Jingguang Railway; ◦ Jingjiu Railway; ◦ Ningxi Railway; ◦ Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway • Airport; ◦ Xinyang Minggang Airport

Education • Higher Education; ◦ Xinyang Normal College; ◦ Xinyang Agricultural College • Secondary Education; ◦ Xinyang Senior High School; ◦ Guangshan Second High School

Recreation • Jigong Mountain • Nanwan Lake • Lingshan Temple • Jingju Temple.